Pinball Pete’s sits on East Liberty Street in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a university city best known for the Wolverines, the annual Hash Bash, and a walkable downtown core. The venue leans hard into its identity as a pinball-focused arcade, and the unusually long daily hours make it a natural stop for both students and late-night visitors wandering between campus and the restaurants along Main Street and Liberty.
Ann Arbor has plenty of coffee shops, bookstores, and the kind of independent retail that college towns tend to attract, but a dedicated pinball room is a more specialized offering. Pinball Pete’s fills that niche, and its location on East Liberty puts it within easy reach of both the central campus and the residential streets that fan out from downtown toward the Huron River.
The address places the venue in the same general corridor as the University of Michigan’s central campus, the State Theatre, and several of the city’s better-known restaurants, which makes it a practical add-on to a downtown evening rather than a destination that requires a separate trip. Travelers who are passing through on I-94 or US-23 will find downtown Ann Arbor a short drive off either highway.
At a Glance
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Address | 500 E Liberty St, Ann Arbor, MI |
| Phone | +1 734-213-2502 |
| Hours | Daily, 11AM–2AM |
| Rating | 4.7 out of 5 from 1,600 Google reviews |
| Best For | Pinball fans and late-night gamers |
The Scene
Pinball Pete’s carries a 4.7 rating across roughly 1,600 user reviews, a strong mark for any small-format arcade and a particularly notable one for a venue that focuses on a single game genre. Without a written review summary in our directory record, the picture is best drawn from those numbers and from the venue’s clear identity as a pinball specialist in a college-town downtown.
A score that high across that many reviews typically reflects a venue that knows its audience and keeps its equipment in good working order. The general reputation suggests a crowd of repeat players rather than curious drop-ins, which fits the long nightly hours the venue keeps and the focused, single-format approach that gives the floor its identity.
For visitors who want to compare notes before heading out, the arcade finder directory and the interactive arcade map are useful starting points, and you can see what nearby Ann Arbor venues such as BIG Best In Games and Lucky Strike Ann Arbor offer if you want to make a night of it.
Games & Machines
As a dedicated pinball arcade, Pinball Pete’s centers its floor around pinball machines rather than the broader mix of arcade cabinets you might find at a general entertainment center. With no detailed game list in our directory record, we can’t name specific titles, manufacturers, or cabinet counts, but the format is well understood by anyone who has walked into a pinball-focused bar or arcade.
The expectation is flipper action rather than rhythm, racing, or light-gun cabinets, and a single-format focus like this usually means the operator is paying close attention to machine maintenance. Anyone who wants a confirmed title list before visiting should check the venue’s official website or call ahead.
Visiting
Pinball Pete’s is at 500 East Liberty Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan — right in the heart of the downtown shopping and dining district and within a short walk of the University of Michigan campus. The phone number is +1 734-213-2502 and the official website is https://www.pinballpetes.org/ for anyone who wants to confirm details before heading over.
Hours are unusually generous for an arcade: the doors open at 11AM and stay open until 2AM every day of the week, which makes the venue useful for both afternoon visits and very late sessions. The same schedule all week long means there is no guessing about which nights run later or close earlier.
Our directory record does not include an age policy, food and drink offerings, or a party-booking process, so anyone planning a group outing, a birthday event, or with questions about entry rules and on-site amenities should contact the venue directly through the phone number or website listed above. Parking, public transit options, and other logistics are also best confirmed with the venue before you go.
For visitors comparing Ann Arbor’s broader gaming scene, the arcade finder directory is the quickest way to see what’s nearby, the interactive arcade map shows everything geographically, and owners who want to update or correct their listing can do so through the claim your listing page.